QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-3031

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Faith Trumball DAR

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

3112

When was the form filled out?

10/11/1997

Who helped you fill out the form?

TS

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Whole Cloth Flower Basket

How wide is the quilt?

95

How long is the quilt?

90.5

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Quilted AMP

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1819

Time period:

1800-1849

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, Double border, swag

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained, Quilt back is hand pieced

How is the binding made?

Woven tape; Straight grain; good

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

ecru

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Stipple; Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, Elaborate quilting, basket, floral, Border quilting dissimilar to the rest of the quilt, clam shell

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

"This is the work of Asenath Maria Partridge whose initials and the date of finishing are quilted into it. The pattern was designed and drawn with pencil by her own hand."

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project